Should You Start Your Own Company? ft. Alec Kremins (Founder, Baal Teshuva, Content Expert)

<p>One year ago, Alec Kremins got fired. Same week he found out his wife was pregnant with their first child. He had a choice: go find another stable job, or bet on himself.</p><p>He went all in.</p><p>Alec built his career at Ramp (now valued near $40B) before making Aliyah and eventually going out on his own. In this episode we get into why he tells most people <em>not</em> to start a company, even though it was the right call for him.</p><p>We cover:</p><ul><li>The day he got let go, and the decision that followed</li><li>Why he thinks life is about meaning, not comfort, and the Lubavitcher Rebbe story about the &quot;contract&quot; nobody signed promising an easy life</li><li>The Histadlus/Bitachon dance and why it gets a lot harder when you&#39;re working for yourself</li><li>Whether your work should be part of your identity, or just what funds it</li><li>A surprising parallel between starting a company and childbirth (his words, not ours)</li><li>Why he actively discourages most people from starting their own thing</li><li>Building a personal brand without losing your Shabbos, your learning, or your sanity to the algorithm</li><li>Where AI actually fits in content creation, and where it doesn&#39;t touch the core at all</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Alec Kremins is the founder of RallyUp. You can find him <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleckremins/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">on LinkedIn</a>.</p><p></p>